Pune: Supreme Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail for Arun Kumar Singh in Kalyani Nagar Porsche Case for Blood Sample Tampering

Kalyani Nagar, 6th November 2024: The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of Arun Kumar Devnath Singh (47), a resident of Viman Nagar, an absconding accused in the Kalyani Nagar Porsche accident case. Singh’s minor son was also drunk and sitting on the rear seat of the Porsche car.

The allegation against him is that he replaced the blood sample of his minor son in connivance with the doctors and staff, as also the co-accused parents of the minor driver, with the blood sample of co-accused Ashish Mittal and such replaced blood sample was sent for analysis.

Singh’s pre-arrest bail plea was denied by the Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah.

Previously, the Bombay High Court had also rejected Singh’s request for anticipatory bail. Following this latest ruling, Singh, who has been evading authorities, will be required to surrender to Pune police.

Singh, after absconding when the case was filed, had sought anticipatory bail at the Shivajinagar court and subsequently, the Bombay High Court, both of which denied his application. He then moved to the Supreme Court, which upheld the High Court’s decision. Special public prosecutor Shishir Hire argued against granting bail, which was crucial in the rejection of Singh’s plea.

The case dates back to 19th May, when two IT engineers, Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, traveling on a two-wheeler in Kalyani Nagar, Yerwada, after their bike was hit by a speeding Porsche. The driver of the car, a minor, was the son of builder Vishal Agarwal. The minor and his two friends had reportedly consumed alcohol and were taken to Sassoon Hospital for medical tests following the incident.

Further investigation revealed that the blood samples had been tampered with, allegedly involving builder Vishal Agarwal, his wife Shivani, Arun Kumar Singh, and two Sassoon Hospital doctors, Dr. Ajay Taware and Dr. Srihari Halnor. A case was registered against them for their role in the alteration of the samples.